2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League explained

2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:One Day International
List A
Tournament Format:League system
Host:Various
Previous Year:2012–18
Previous Tournament:2012–18 ICC World Cricket League

A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments were played between 2017 and 2019 and were the last tournaments of the World Cricket League. There were four divisions, numbered two to five.[1] The divisions were played in roughly consecutive order, with the lower divisions played first. The top two from each division will gain promotion to the following, higher division, meaning that some teams will play in more than one division during the tournament.[2]

Following the conclusion of these tournaments, the World Cricket League was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[3] [4] This tournament was used to determine which teams qualified for which of these two competitions, which are a direct part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.[5] It was the fourth and last time the World Cricket League was used for Cricket World Cup qualification.

Tournaments summary

DetailsDatesHost nation(s)Final
VenueWinnerResultRunner-up
2017
Division Five
[6]
3–9 September 2017 South AfricaWillowmoore Park, Benoni
255 (48 overs)
Jersey won by 120 runs[7]
Scorecard

135 (36.5 overs)
2018
Division Four
[8]
29 April – 6 May 2018 Malaysian/a
8 points
Uganda topped points table[9]
6 points
2018
Division Three
9–19 November 2018 Omann/a
10 points
Oman topped points table
8 points
2019
Division Two
20–27 April 2019 NamibiaWanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
226/7 (50 overs)
Namibia won by 145 runs
Scorecard

81 (29 overs)

Tournament results

Key
Qualified for next division
Relegated to lower division or regional tournaments[10]
TeamDivision at start2017 Div 52018 Div 42018 Div 32019 Div 2Rank at endLeague at end
5 8 36
5 5 33
5 7 35
5 6 34
5 4 32 Challenge League
5 1 4 28 Challenge League
5 3 31 Challenge League
5 2 5 29 Challenge League
4 6 30 Challenge League
4 2 5 25 Challenge League
4 3 27 Challenge League
4 1 6 26 Challenge League
3 4 24 Challenge League
3 1 2 18 League 2
3 3 23 Challenge League
3 2 4 20 League 2
2 5 21 Challenge League
2 6 22 Challenge League
2 1 17 League 2
2 3 19 League 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification Pathway . 7 April 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  2. Web site: ICC World Cricket League . 7 April 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved . 20 October 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  4. Web site: Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Thailand hosts World Cricket League event for first time . 18 April 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  6. Web site: South Africa to host World Cricket League Division 5 . 7 April 2017 . ITV.
  7. Web site: Jersey roll over Vanuatu's batting to take title . 9 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Jersey to travel to Malaysia for World Cricket League 4 . ITV News . 22 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Sunday's matches at the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 will determine which teams qualify for Division 3 . 6 May 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  10. These were the original placements following the conclusion of each division. However, in October 2018, the ICC replaced WCL Divisions Three, Four and Five with the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, with teams ranked 21st to 32nd being assigned to that competition.